by Linda Fayerweather | Oct 19, 2014 | Personal Improvement, Saving Time
This week you have a gift and this gift is 168 hours – the number of hours in one week, seven 24 hour sessions. How you spend those is up to you. Planning to maximize these hours is worth an hour of your time. If you live by a schedule, expanding the schedule...
by Linda Fayerweather | Oct 13, 2014 | Business Improvement, Planning for Business
Smart companies, big and small, sometimes struggle using knowledge in everyday work. A small service tech company I worked with had paid for a complete software application to track their inventory and vehicle maintenance schedule. The software was $12,000 and came...
by Linda Fayerweather | Sep 29, 2014 | Business Culture, Business Management, Planning for Business
Working at a library, I know the marketing books for the small business is a huge section in our 658.8s shelves at the Toledo Lucas County Public Library. A recent addition by Scott Stratten, QR Codes Kill Kittens: How to Alienate Customers, Dishearten Employees, and...
by Linda Fayerweather | Sep 22, 2014 | Uncategorized
Brainstorming meetings often draw moans and groans as those involved rack their brains for new solutions to old problems. Even with the phrase “there are no wrong answers”, brainstorming success is often limited. What to do? Question the problem. ...
by Linda Fayerweather | Sep 14, 2014 | Business Culture
Work life balance is what we create and as business owners, we are often seeing both sides – our balance and our staffs’ balance. I, for one, go with Life Balance. Long ago, I started putting all my events/appointments/obligations on one calendar. This...